Making a Place for Kids with Disabilities

I am very proud of my book, Making a Place for Kids with Disabilities.

I like to compare it to books like Among School Children by Tracy Kidder or There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz. Like those books (the former concerning a fifth grade classroom in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and the latter about two boys growing up in public housing in Chicago), my book takes you inside a community and helps you become acquainted with the look and feel of the people and the places in that community. As the narrative unfolds, you begin to recognize characters you have met in earlier chapters. For instance, Carlton, who has cerebral palsy, is the focus of the section about a tee-ball team. Then you meet his sister, two chapters later, because she participates in a Brownie troop that has two girls with significant disabilities.

Like the other two books I mentioned, I believe you will find that my book reads more like a novel than a research monograph.

Dale Borman Fink, Ph.D.
Williamstown, Massachusetts

Due to the book’s success in hardback form, a paperback edition is now available! At $24.95, it is much better bargain than the hardback.You can see my “author’s comments” on the amazon.com site and find some comments from readers as well by clicking here. You can also order the book this way. Once you’ve read the book, please add your own comments.

Alternatively, you can go to my publisher’s web site and order it from there. Or call this number toll free 9:00 am to 5:00 pm eastern USA time:1(800) 225-5800You can read an edited excerpt from the first chapter of the book. I hope you’ll tell me what you think of it!